September 2016

Coming off our recent Emmy win, Kartemquin Films has generously made "Life Itself," Steve James' wonderful documentary about my husband, available to stream for free until Friday, October 7th. Here is a sampling of what some critics have written...

Concord, New Hampshire, is not known as a hotbed of terrorist violence; it has endured just two murders in the last 16 years. And yet here we are in a city council meeting, watching councilmembers weigh in on whether to accept a gift of a BearCat...

An essential element of youth is movement. Where are we
going? What are we doing when we get there? There’s an energy to the hazy days
of those teenage years that’s hard to capture on film—a sense of constant
motion toward an...

If smart dumb comedies hold a place in your heart, you'll like "Masterminds." The main characters are masterminds only in their own heads, and the thoughts that tumble out of their mouths are as nonsensical as they are sincere. The stupider the...

Netflix’s “Amanda Knox” opens with a gut check statement
about this case that I hadn’t really considered. There are many reasons that this
now-almost-decade-old case entranced the world, but chief among them may be
what Knox...

Danny Fields put three of the greatest rock and roll bands the United States (if not the world) has ever produced on the world stage. That’s achievement enough for a lifetime by some standards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-worthy by not...

“A Man Called Ove” tells the familiar story of the curmudgeonly old man whose grumpy life is brightened by forces beyond his control. These forces take the guise of a much younger person who provides a sense of purpose for the old hero....

At the nasty center of the otherwise dutiful “Denial” is a slimy, self-aggrandizing upper-class blowhard of a bigot who believes he has every right to circulate hateful and hurtful falsehoods to his followers—including white...

The inspiration for "Long Way North" is presenting female empowerment as an adventure, focusing on one budding explorer in her journey towards independence. In 1882, a young woman named Sacha (voiced by Christa Théret) wonders about the fate...

HBO’s long-delayed and highly-anticipated “Westworld”
finally lands on Sunday with more expectations placed on it than any show in
recent memory. HBO really wants it to be their next “Game of Thrones,”
especially after...